Camera Moves prompt
Slow Push-in Hero Shot (Text-to-Video)
Generate a cinematic slow dolly push-in on a product or subject, with lens, light, speed and start and end frames specified.
The prompt
Cinematic slow dolly push-in on {{subject}}, in {{setting}}.
Camera: starts as a medium shot with the subject in the centre third and some environment visible; moves forward smoothly on a dolly, constant speed after a gentle ease-in, ending in a close-up where the subject fills two-thirds of the frame. No rotation, no shake, no zoom — a physical forward move with natural parallax between foreground and background.
Lens: 50mm look, shallow depth of field (about f/2), focus stays locked on the subject throughout; background softly blurred with round highlights.
Light: soft directional key light from the window side, gentle rim light separating the subject from the background, warm highlights, natural shadows.
Motion in scene: subtle and realistic only (steam, dust in light, a slight flicker of reflections); the subject itself does not change shape.
Look: natural colour, gentle contrast, fine film grain, no text or logos.
Duration: {{duration}}. Aspect ratio: {{aspect_ratio}}. 24fps.
Negative: shaky camera, fast motion, warping, morphing objects, extra objects appearing, text, watermark, flicker, oversharpening. Variables
| Variable | What to put | Example |
|---|---|---|
{{subject}} | What the camera moves towards | A ceramic coffee cup with steam rising, on a walnut table |
{{setting}} | Where it is | A quiet café at sunrise, window behind |
{{duration}} | Clip length | 6 seconds |
{{aspect_ratio}} | Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
Tips
- If the tool supports an image-to-video start frame, generate the first frame as a still first for much better consistency.
- Most tools obey "constant speed" better than numeric speeds; shorten the clip if the move is too slow.
- Generate 3–4 takes and pick the steadiest; camera moves are where models vary most.
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